All males over the age 14 must carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
This was on the books until a massive 2012 “cleanup” of archaic laws.
This was on the books until a massive 2012 “cleanup” of archaic laws.
Although not enforced in modern times, this law is still on the books. In fact, there is an annual ceremony of the Constable’s Dues, where the Royal Navy moors one of its boats alongside the Tower Pier and the captain delivers his “tax”.
We haven’t found this one in the ARS yet, but it might be based on the idea of the Use of Force Continuum.